8-May-2019: British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) celebrated its 50th anniversary

On Wednesday 8th May, the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) celebrated its 50th anniversary with an international meeting looking at the “Past, present and future: successes and challenges in managing marine data”.

Over 80 colleagues from across the UK, Europe and the USA joined BODC for a day of talks and discussions, including an attempt to forecast future developments in managing marine data. Part of the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), BODC delivers world class marine science services and facilities to the whole UK marine science community for the benefit of society and the global scientific endeavour. The 50th Anniversary meeting celebrated these successes as well as other key innovative developments and changes in data collection and management.

Find out more about BODC at: www.bodc.ac.uk and the 50th Anniversary here

 
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